Portable folding bed.



R. H. ANDERSON. PORTABLE FOLDING BED. APPLIOATIOI rln'mo Anhn, 1912.

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LFLUBER'I' H. ANDERSON, 0F

SAN DIEGO', CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNUR T0 RUTH B.

ANDERSON, UIE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

Pt'lllt-TABLE FOLDING BED.

it known that l, ltourn'r l'l Axoiiusom a. citizen of the United State-a, and a rcsident o'l Sanlliego, in the county of San. Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and. usefulimprovements in .lforlablc Folding: lfleds, of which the following is a specii'ication.

lvly invention relates to beds mounted on rollers and adapted to be mm ed at will from one part of a house to another part, and more rmrticularly into and out ot' a closet or narrow room and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a bed which may be readily moved. into and out of a closet or narrow room, without ditliculty in guiding the some, second, to provide such a bed that may be readily changed to provide means for moving it to any position in any room or into other rooms through narrow doorways, third, to provide such a bed that is simple, durable and easil constructed, fourth, to provide such a, be that may be folded into a narrow compact form.

- l Vith these and other objects in View as will'appear, my invention consists of ccrtain novel. features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described in detail and particu larly set forth in the appended claims, rot erence beinghad to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which Figure 1. is a rear elevational View of my bed in its folded position, 2. a side ele'v'stional View thereof, and Fig. a perspective View of the carriage portion of my bed showing the shifting means for changing the bed it) different locations in a room or from one room into another. I

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The rollers 1, axles 2, 8 and 9,longitudinal SllIJpOl'tS 3, head frame 4:, supporting frame 5, bed frame 6 and foot frame 7 constitute the principal parts of my bed construction. The rollers 1 are preferably of a broad base and composed of wood and may be covered with a cushion material if desired so as not to mar the floor upon which the bed is moved. These rollers are rcvolubly mounted. in pairs upon the axles 2, 8 and 9 and the preferable construction is three of these of rollers as shown best in Fig. Upon the Specification of Letters Patent.

itppllcuticn filed April 11, 1912.

inner longitudinal "atent'ed Mar. 3, 1914.

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axles Q and 9 are rigidly mounted the longitudinal supports S,-onc on the outside of the rollers 11, so as to provide a broad base within a minimum of space for the bed when folded ",lhcse supports are preferably made of angle iron and are each provided with a reinforcing piece 3". On the middle axle 8 are n'ovidcd two cams 8 which are rigidly mounted thereon and adapted to engage with the lower surfaces of the horizontal members of the supports 3. This axle 8 is mounted in the vertical members of these supports in slotted holes 3' adapted to allow this axle to move verticall therein, and it is provided with a lever 2 -ipted to facilitate its partial rotation in ,lltl supports, and when it. is rotated in a certain direction it will lower the two middle rollers rclatively to the end ones, thus allowing he led and frame to be pivoted or tilted on tlusc "two middle rollers, thus allowing; a ready shifting of the bed in different directions. One of the supports 3 is provided with stops 3 adapted to regulate the movcnlentot the lever 2. In the upper surface of this support 3 is also provided an adjustable bolt 3 adapted for a central rest or support for the head of the bed when in its folded position. Upon this outer support is rigidly mouuted the head frame at of the bed, and on the support are rigidly mounted the bed frame supports 5, which connect to the head frame by means of horizontal pieces 5 and connections l". Pivotal ly mounted on the supports 5 at points 5 is the bed frame 6.. The head end portion of this frame is made of metal and of a sufficient weight to more than balance the remaindcr of the tramc,so that when the mattress end bed clothing; are placed thereon in their proper position, the bed will approximately balance at the pivot points 5". The foot frame '7 is connected to the bed frame by means of double links 7 and 7, so that when the bed is in the folded position as shown in Fig. 52, it assumes the position requiring the minimum of space, and which may be readily placed in its proper position when the bed frame is let down for use.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction and arrangement of parts, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction and arrangement, but. desire to include in the purview of my invention, the construction and arrangement substantially as setforth in the appended claims. It is obvious that with this construction, when the bed is folded up as shown in Fig. 2, it assumes a very narrow and compact form; that this bed maybe rolled into or out of a very narrow closet" or room Without being guided as long as all of the rollers are dn the same level; that by shifting the lever 2 into a position so that the cams force the axle 8 downward the horizontal supports will allow thebed 'to be supported on the central axle, thus allowing either end to be tilted up and the bed shifted around to any position desired; that the bed is simple of construction, strong and durable and may be placed in aivery narrow closet, and that the broad metallic head portion of the'frame gives rigidity to the frame throughout.

Having thus described my I invention,

with said middle pair of rollers for raising it relatively to the other pairs of rollers. 2. In combination with the head frame of a portable folding bed, two parallel,.

horizontal base members rigidly mounted on the lower ends of the supports of said head frame, a bed frame pivotally mounted practically in equilibrium in said head framc,'tw0 parallel horizontal base members rigidly mounted on the lower extended ends of said head frame supports, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted in said horizontal base members, the one pair thereof being located near the middle of said base members, (and a means in connection with said middle pair of rollers adapted for raising and lowering it relatively to the other pairs of rollers.

3. In a portable folding bed, the combination of a head frame provided with a plurality of extended support members, two

parallel horizontal base members rigidly mounted on the ends of said extended support members, a bed frame pivot-ally mounted in said head frame adapted to be in equilibrium therein, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted on said horizontal base members, the pair near the being adapted to be raised and lowered relatively to the other pairs, and a lever means adapted to facilitate the raising and lowering thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses 2 ABRAM B. BOWMAN, Emma E. RODABAUGH.

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